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Ok, so everyone knows that FTDNA is backlogged to the point of black hoe status (nothing getting out), and has been and promises to be for a long time.
So, wanting to perhaps speed the process up a bit, I went with "another vendor" of single SNP tests. Ordered the test (paid) on 06 May. As of 17 May, no kit. The vendor had a US address, but when I inquired as to where my kit was, the reply email referred to a German postal strike. The second kit was shipped out on 18 May. I received what was probably the first kit around 5/22.
The low price on the SNP was amped up a bit by the fact that it cost $6.55 to mail back to Germany. I mailed it back the next day, and now it's 10 days later, no notification of receipt.
But, on a positive note, I *did* receive the replacement kit yesterday (Jun 1), almost two weeks after it was mailed out.
I don't know how to justify continuing with either company except they're just about the only game in town.
So, wanting to perhaps speed the process up a bit, I went with "another vendor" of single SNP tests. Ordered the test (paid) on 06 May. As of 17 May, no kit. The vendor had a US address, but when I inquired as to where my kit was, the reply email referred to a German postal strike. The second kit was shipped out on 18 May. I received what was probably the first kit around 5/22.
The low price on the SNP was amped up a bit by the fact that it cost $6.55 to mail back to Germany. I mailed it back the next day, and now it's 10 days later, no notification of receipt.
But, on a positive note, I *did* receive the replacement kit yesterday (Jun 1), almost two weeks after it was mailed out.
I don't know how to justify continuing with either company except they're just about the only game in town.
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